This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.de/stellen.europa.deutschland.schleswigholstein/6378.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you have a christianing record from Germany the name of the village/town and the church as well as the entry number must be stated on top of it and it's the best option to proceed by contacting that church directly. They might be able to tell you where the records are stored. However there is the possibility that the records simply have been distroyed during WW 1 or WW 2. Another option, where I had lot of success is www.familysearch.org They have put an incredible amount of records online (not the originals but often the relate to microfilms)